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How to Say ‘Questions at the end, please.’ in Japanese

質問は最後にお願いします。

shitsumon wa saigo ni o negai shi masu

[sheet-SOO-mohn wah SIGH-goh nee oh neh-guy shee mahs]

💬 Usage Tip: お願いします after a request politely turns it into "please". Swap the parts: メールでお願いします "by email, please".

🇯🇵 In Japan: Japanese audiences rarely interrupt anyway, but setting this up front is normal and polite. It keeps the presentation flowing.

Phrase Breakdown

質問は

shitsumon wa

questions / as for questions

'質問' (shitsumon) means 'question'. The 'i' in 'shi' is very light: 'sh'tsu-mon wa'.

Example

質問はありますか。

Do you have any questions?

Words in this phrase

質問

shitsumon

[sheet-SOO-mohn]

question

Something you ask to get information.

Example

質問があります。

I have a question.

は

[wah]

topic marker; as for

Marks 'today' as the topic. Written は but pronounced 'wa.'

Example

本日はお時間をいただき、ありがとうございます。

Thank you for giving me your time today.

最後にお願いします。

saigo ni o negai shi masu

please (save them) for the end

'最後に' (saigo ni) means 'at the end', and 'お願いします' is a polite request. Say 'sai-go ni o-ne-gai-shi-mass'.

Example

サインは最後にお願いします。

Please sign at the end.

Words in this phrase

最後

saigo

[SIGH-goh]

the end; the last

A noun meaning the final point or last part of something.

Example

映画を最後まで見ました。

I watched the movie to the end.

に

[nee]

at (time)

Particle marking the point in time when something happens.

Example

三時に会いましょう。

Let's meet at three.

お

[oh]

honorific prefix used in polite expressions

The polite prefix お makes the following word sound more courteous.

Example

お願いできますか。

Could you please do that?

願い

negai

[neh-guy]

request; favor

願い refers to a wish or request, and in お願い it forms a polite request expression.

Example

お願いがあります。

I have a request.

し

shi

[shee]

し is the stem of する, meaning to do.

Example

予約しします。

I do the reservation.

ます

masu

[mahs]

polite verb ending

A standard polite ending added to verbs, often used in customer service and formal speech.

Example

予約を確認します。

I will confirm the reservation.

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